Every year, when the month of Rajab arrives, I recall the supplication: “O Allah, bless us in the months of Rajab and Sha`ban and take us to Ramadan.”[1] It is high time for everyone to re-think and assess his or her readiness for the blessings of Allah in these blessed months, Rajab, Sha`ban, and Ramadan. …

The month of Rajab will start after few weeks. Did you know that Arabs had many names for this month? Scholars counted up to 18 names that were used for this month. In this infographic, we selected 8 names and explained their meanings. The names show the respect that Arabs had, even before Islam, for this month. …

The Islamic calendar or Hijri calendar (AH) is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 months in a year of 354 days. It is used to date events in many Muslim countries (concurrently with the Gregorian calendar), and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper days on which to observe the annual fasting, to attend …

Wa`alaykum as-salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger. Dear brother in Islam, thank you for your question, which is a sign of good faith and keenness to abide by Islam and not to attribute any fabricated saying Prophet …

Rajab is the 7th Hijri month of the lunar Hijri calendar. It’s regarded as one of the four sacred months in Islam in which warfare is prohibited. The month is very special for Muslims as it’s a prelude to Ramadan, the 9th Hijri month; “O Allah, make the months of Rajab and Sha’ban blessed for …

Have you started preparing for Ramadan? If not, check this reminder by Sheikh Yasir Fahmy to help you start the journey preparing for this year’s Ramadan. Sheikh Yasir starts by saying: “In the Khutbah today I began to speak about the month of Rajab, and how Allah (SWT) has made it that the month of …